Becton Dickinson: Late spike an 'erroneous trade'

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A spokeswoman for Becton Dickinson
BDX, -1.68%
said a sharp spike in the company's share price during after-hours trading Monday was caused by an "erroneous trade." Shares of a number of healthcare related stocks showed unusual price activity at 4:57 p.m. EDT. Shares of Beckton Dickinson, a medical devices maker, showed prices on the NYSE Arca and Nasdaq platforms jump from the regular-session closing price of $86.85 to as high as $102.93, with the highest price recorded on the NYSE Arca platform, according to FactSet data.

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